Ken Varga:  

My Life Story or "Snorkeling in the Sea of Life" The September after we graduated from high school I went to the University of Detroit in pre-dentistry. I didn't like it much so I dropped out after 1 semester and got a job. I took a few classes at Wayne county community college over the next couple of years. Along came the draft lottery and my birthday was given #32. Within a month I was down getting my physical. At the end of the day I was declared 4F, or physically unfit. 4F means that they have to draft women and children first; I've had 7 knee surgeries, 4 on the left and 3 on the right. The last was a total replacement on the left knee. The total replacement was the best thing I ever did. I worked, partied a lot, and got a little crazy. I met Millie Cannell (Class of 1968), settled down, and we were married in 1974. I put her through college (Pharmacy) and in the summer of 1978 I went back to college. This time I went into Engineering at Wayne State. I graduated with distinction in 1982 and went to work for IBM in Minnesota. I though Michigan was cold. My knees couldn't take it so in October 1983 I took a job at Sperry Flight Systems (now Honeywell) in Phoenix, AZ. I've been here ever since. In 1987, after 12 years of marriage, Millie and I got a divorce. Within a year I married again. Dianne and I just had our 25th wedding anniversary. Time sure flies. My career has been interesting. I have engineered many aircraft computers over the years; Worked at Motorola on Military projects, and even worked on the Iridium phone satellite system. In 1997 2 buddies and ...Expand for more